SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR RESELLER DISCOVERY AND ANALYSIS

• US 20170206513A1
• Filed: 03/30/2017
• Published: 07/20/2017
• Est. Priority Date: 02/08/2012
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: eBay Inc.
• Original Assignee: eBay Inc.
• Inventors: Shen, Zeqian, Zhao, Yuchen, Sundaresan, Neelakantan
• Application Number:
  US15/473,858
• Publication Number:
  US 20170206513A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 20/12 specially adapted for electronic shopping systems
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 30/00 Commerce
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 30/0631 Item recommendations

Abstract

Methods and systems relating to a reseller analysis tool are described. In some embodiments, transaction information associated with a plurality of transactions occurring using a server system is received at the server system. A set of currently pending or completed resale transactions from the plurality of transactions is identified using the transaction information based on resale criteria capable of indicating a sale of an item by an entity that previously purchased the item. A set of rules associated with resale transactions is generated, including generating the set of rules based on the transaction information associated with the set of resale transactions. Based on the set of rules, user transaction information relevant to a currently pending transaction associated with a user is provided.

Claims

1. A server system comprising:

a hardware-implemented transaction information management module configured to receive transaction information associated with a plurality of transactions occurring using the server system;

a hardware-implemented resale information analysis module in communication with the transaction information management module and configured to;

identify a set of currently pending or completed resale transactions based on resale criteria capable of indicating a sale of an item by an entity that previously purchased the item, and

generating a set of rules based on the transaction information associated with the set of currently pending or completed resale transactions; and

a hardware-implemented user resale information module configured to, based on the set of rules, provide user transaction information relevant to a currently pending transaction associated with a user.

2. The server system of claim 1, wherein the transaction information includes values of items bought or sold during the plurality of transactions.

3. The server system of claim 1, wherein the user transaction information is relevant to a potential sale or a potential purchase of an item.

4. The server system of claim 3, wherein the user transaction information includes a recommendation relevant to the potential sale or the potential purchase of the item.

5. The server system of claim 4, wherein the recommendation indicates whether to complete the potential sale or the potential purchase of the item.

6. The server system of claim 1, wherein the user resale information module is further configured to receive from the user a request for the user transaction information, the user transaction information being provided in response to the request.

7. The server system of claim 1, wherein the resale information analysis module is further configured to determine a user commonality between user accounts on the server system, the set of resale transactions being identified based on the user commonality.

8. The server system of claim 1, wherein the set of rules associated with the resale transactions includes rules indicating optimal times to buy or sell particular items.

9. The server system of claim 1, wherein the resale information analysis module is further configured to identify the set of resale transactions based on a category associated with each transaction of the set of resale transactions.

10. The server system of claim 1, wherein the set of currently pending or completed resale transactions includes a resale transaction of a first item associated with a first description and being sold by a first entity, the first item previously purchased by the first entity through a purchase transaction associated with a second description of the first item, the second description being different than the first description.

11. A computer-implemented method comprising:

receiving, at a server system, transaction information associated with a plurality of transactions occurring at the server system;

identifying, using a processor at the server system, a set of currently pending or completed resale transactions from the plurality of transactions based on resale criteria capable of indicating a sale of an item by an entity that previously purchased the item;

generating a set of rules associated with resale transactions based on the transaction information associated with the set of currently pending or completed resale transactions; and

based on the set of rules, providing user transaction information relevant to a currently pending transaction associated with a user.

12. The computer-implemented method of claim 11, wherein receiving the transaction information includes receiving values of items bought or sold during the plurality of transactions.

13. The computer-implemented method of claim 11, wherein providing the user transaction information includes providing transaction information that is relevant to a potential sale or a potential purchase of an item.

14. The computer-implemented method of claim 13, wherein providing the user transaction information includes providing a recommendation relevant to the potential sale or the potential purchase of the item.

15. The computer-implemented method of claim 14, wherein the recommendation indicates whether to complete the potential sale or the potential purchase of the item.

16. The computer-implemented method of claim 11, further comprising:

receiving, from the user, a request for the user transaction information, the user transaction information being provided in response to the request.

17. The computer-implemented method of claim 11, further comprising:

determining a user commonality between user accounts on the server system, the set of resale transactions being identified based on the user commonality.

18. The computer-implemented method of claim 11, wherein generating the set of rules associated with the resale transactions includes generating rules indicating optimal manners of displaying an item being sold.

19. A computer-readable storage medium storing instructions which, when executed by one or more processors, cause the one or more processors to perform operations, comprising:

receiving, at a server system, transaction information associated with a plurality of transactions occurring using the server system;

identifying a set of currently pending or completed resale transactions from the plurality of transactions based on resale criteria capable of indicating a sale of an item by an entity that previously purchased the item;

generating a set of rules associated with resale transactions based on the transaction information associated with the set of currently pending or completed resale transactions; and

based on the set of rules, providing user transaction information relevant to a currently pending transaction associated with a user.

20. The computer-readable storage medium of claim 19, wherein the transaction information includes values of items bought or sold during the plurality of transactions.